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Martin Luther King Jr. Day events

Courtney Hergesheimer | DispatchThe largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast in the country was somewhat smaller this year because of the presidential inauguration in Washington. About 2,500 people – down from the usual 4,000 – attended the 28th annual event at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.Request to buy this photo

Courtney Hergesheimer | DispatchKeynote speaker DeForest B. Soaries Jr., former New Jersey secretary of state and current senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, N.J., called on the crowd to be moral leaders in their communities.Request to buy this photo

Courtney Hergesheimer | DispatchKyra Peeks, a member of Glorious Praise, from Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, performs at the annual breakfast.Request to buy this photo

Courtney Hergesheimer | DispatchWylena McElroy, a member of Glorious Praise, from Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, performs at the annual breakfast.Request to buy this photo

Courtney Hergesheimer | DispatchCommunity members gather for the 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast.Request to buy this photo

Courtney Hergesheimer | DispatchSisters, Alexandria, 11, left, and Brianna Hamilton, 8, of the North Side, listen to Jazz and Jazz history at the King Arts Complex's MLK Open House.Request to buy this photo

Courtney Hergesheimer | DispatchZahra Cooper, 3, paints a shoe to represent the "50 years of marching on" at the King Arts Complex's MLK Open House.Request to buy this photo

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